Post 4: Changes to my study programme.

Hi, I'm Pía and today I'm going to talk about some changes that I would do to my study programme if I could.

Well, at first, I wanted to study archeology, but the programme was so boring, so I gave up -besides, social anthropology seduced me too much-. So I would change the focus if I could.

At the moment, there are two subjects that I would change if I could."Complex societies" because of the teacher (he don't educate with pedagogical vocation). On the other hand, the organization is lame, the teacher doesn't teach the classes at one hundred percent (the students do it, us in fact). So is a lot of workload, there are too many texts and books to read. And, what if you didn't understand it well? you have to present so... those who are listening to you, they may be getting the wrong idea. So definitely, is the form of teaching.

The other one is "workshop three: Etnography and Archives" because of its desorganization. You are like "in the air" with some topics that you have to do in the field, so It's frustrating. 

The deposits of FACSO are deplorable, the infraestructure is deficient. The resources of the university for that are low. 

I don't really have an opinion about the technology, because It's not something that we use very often (or at the moment).

Obviously, there are more things to talk about, but It's a broad topic.

So that's all for today, until next time, bye bye!

3. Movies and/or series that you would recommend

Hi, everyone to a new post by Pía. Today I'm going to recommend you a series that I recently watched: "Copycat Killer"! A taiwanese thriller produced by Tseng Han Shien and Tang Sheng Jung and directed by Chang Jung Chi and Henri Chang. This series was based in the japanese bestseller named "Puppet Master" by the japanese writer Miyuki Miyabe and was released this year, being the first taiwanese series to make onto the Global Top 10 ranking for television on the streaming plataform Netflix.

The characters are Guo Xiao Qi (Chris Wu), Hu Yun Hui (Alice Ke), Lin Shan Yong (Tuo Zong Hua), Chen He Ping (Jack Yao), Shen Jia Wen (Fandy Fan), Lu Yi Zhen (Cammy Chiang), Hu Jian He (Xia Teng Hong), Yao Ya Ci (Rubi Lin). And the plot revolve around a fiscal who have to resolve several —and recent— murders made by an alleged serial killer.

I liked it because the photography is cool, the plot It's entertaining (as cliche as it may sound) and It's short, like 10 episodes of 1 hour each. May not be my favorite, but I enjoy it, so I give it a 4/5. 

You should watch it too, It's worth it, I assure you.

Until the next blog, bye bye!

2. Best concert ever

Hi everyone!, It's Pía again and today I'm going to talk about THE. BEST. CONCERT. EVER.

Well, my best concert was on the 4th of december of the past year in the USACH's Aula Magna, in santiago of Chile. 

Can you guess who the artist I saw was? 

I'm going to give you a little introduce to him, so maybe you can guess (or maybe not, and will activate your curiosity) 

So, this musician is chilean and is 38 years old, but currently lives in Spain. His music have a lots of string instruments like charango, guitar and ukelele. It's cataloged like indie/alternative but I think I'ts because they don't know how to describe his SUPERIORITY(not like niños del cerro, obviously) (It's like indie-pop or like folk maybe? idk).

You guessed it? Yeah! Is Dieguito Lorenzini! One of my favorites artist of all times.

The atmosphere in the concert was calm and tranquil, like his music. Of course there was screams of exitement, but nothing too annoying to handle.

I don't know how to put in words how I felt, but I can assure you that -jokes aside-  this concert in particular was an experience. I really lived the music through his performance, It was amazing.

I don't have any particular memory to tell about it, but I can guarantee you that I sang EVERY word of his songs, no, I SCREAMED every of them.

Check it out his music if you didn't knew him, you won't regret!

Until the next blog!

POST 1: A COUNTRY YOU WOULD LIKE TO VISIT

Hello everyone, I'm Pía and today I'm going to talk about Peru, one of the few countries that I want to visit someday.

Peru is a country located in South America, bordered by Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile.

It's made up of variety of landscapes, from mountains and beaches to deserts and the well known Amazon rainforest.

This country has a population of over 33 million people (2021) and -although, the official language is spanish- there is a wide variety of indigenous languages.

The main reason of why I want to visit one day Peru is for It's culture, specifically to know about the religous traditions in the Sierra.

As a tourist, I would like to visit -obviously- the popular archeological sites like Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman, La Huaca del Sol y la Luna and Líneas de Nazca. Although, I would like talk to the people that live's there, recorrerldmkldfgkgdkmlfdgmklgdklmfdgklm the Amazon rainforest and know of first hand their culture and traditions, and of course, their apreciation about it.

One thing that I know for sure -or currently at least-  is that I wouldn't work in Peru, but not for the country itself, I wouldn't like to work in any country but Chile. Clearly, I'm not close to it, but this are my thoughts at the very moment.

About study there, I didn't thought about it, but I would do it, do a postgraduate or something.

Until the next blog!

5. Topic A

Hi, I'm Pía again and today I'm going to tell you about a career-oriented website I enjoy visiting

I think my "predetermined" is the website called "Google Scholar"(https://scholar.google.cl/schhp?hl=es) because there are many types of papers and theses that I use to make my presentations and essays or even to learn more about one topic in specific. 

I think I visit this website very often, due to the academic charge. I would say 4 or 5 times per week perhaps? Plus, I would say I spend too much time searching and marking things that I say "Oh! How interesting, I'm gonna read it when I have time (and spoiler, never happens). And Well, obviously, it also depends on the thing that I'm working on at the moment.

I recommend this website to scholars indeed, but most important in my opinion, to everyone who wants to learn about something, since it has a lot of variety.

Miss Troncoso says that this is the last blog of the year, I believe, so thanks for reading what I write this last time. I had a lot of fun doing this. Bye, Bye!

(google scholar random pic 'cause I really didn't know what to put)

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3. My favourite piece of technology.

Hi, I'm Pía again, and today I'm going to tell you what is my favourite piece of technology.

I think my favourite piece of technology (at the moment) is my camera, 'cause I enjoy every moment that I capture with it, the experience, the story behind and the memories involved.

I used it when I think It's time, there is not specific moment or situation, just when I want to inmortalize a second in my life.

I'ts pretty easy to use in fact. My camera is a Kodak Cameo 110, so all you have to do is open it, focus and press a yellow button in the superior part (you can use the flash if you want to). Then you have to reveal the roll, and that's it, you have a beautiful photo in yours hands.

Thanks of it, I have more motivation to go to other places, to visit sites that I don't usually go. Plus, now I enjoy more the view, the landscapes and the city itself.

I recommend use it, I think It's pretty cool and a good first step for a beginner to enter the world of analog photography, like me. So yes, I recommend it if you want a new hobby or a new perspective.

And that's it all I wanted to share with you today, until next time!

Some of the last photos I took.

2. Why did I choose my major?

Hi, everyone, Im Pía again and today Im going to tell u the story about why did I choose my major.

Well, when I was a child, my dream job was to be a painter, a -famous- painter. But that perception changed over the years, for many reasons. However, I think one day I will (or hope to) be something close to it.

In my last year of school, I wanted to be a painting conservator, but (again) something didn't go the way I wanted. So, I questioned why, why I wanted to be so much a painting conservator. And one of the conclusions was that I wanted to be vinculated with antique objects.

So, I came across anthropology in one of my researches to choose a career that somehow connects with that thought. It was love at first sight, and now I love soooo much my career to be honest, with all of my soul and heart.

On the other hand, my experience in the university is awesome, I like so much the dinamic, I don't think is repetitive, and I love that.

That's what I wanted to share with you today, until next time!

One of the first Tehuelches who were kidnapped for the human zoos.

It was painted with acrylics on canvas for my briefcase of "Taller I: El quehacer del antropólogo"